Imagery In Saving Private Ryan

The Battle of Omaha beach was a turning point for the Allies to run the Nazis out of France. The infantry that were fighting at Omaha beach were the 1st and 29th. This battle was remembered as the most bloody American battle of the Second World War. The director, Steven Spielburg in his film provided clear imagery for the perspective of the American 29th infantry, in Saving Private Ryan made in 1998. The whole movie was set around Captain Miller and his 2nd Ranger Battalion in the 29th infantry division having a successful battle and winning Omaha beach. After this Captain Miller and the 2nd Ranger Battalion were set on a rescue mission for a private named Ryan, this is because of the sole-surviving son policy. The obstacles that Captain Miller

The important focus of the beginning of the film is the Battle of Omaha Beach also known as D-day, that happened on June 6th, 1944. It is important because it led a spark to push back the Nazis and make them go on the defensive for one of the first times of the war. The major importance for this war was it was the largest seaborne war in history as shown by the 5,500 ships like five naval assault units, merchant ships, and higgins boat they used to get to shore. This was shown in the movie because so many troops were storming the beaches at once that the German defense couldn't keep up. Some of the challenges the US faced was a heavily armed German front line that had 50,000 troops and three huge bunkers. Also the Germans had a lot of artillery which took away air support for the Allies. The film also addressed how the Americans used flamethrowers to clear bunkers and usually for every one boat at Normandy there were 2 flamethrowers. This showed how much the Nazis and Americans hated each other because when the Nazis were burning the Americans didn't shoot them, so the Nazis would die painfully. Lastly, the Sole-Son Surviving Son Policy which is when a US family only has one living sibling/son and they are relieved from duties. This policy was used throughout the war and was later made a law in 1948. Spielberg's

The battle of D-Day Hitler put Rommel in charge of finishing the Atlantic Wall, a 2,400-mile fortification of bunkers, landmines and beach obstacles including the area of Normandy. The film is shown when the Americans arrive at Omaha beach to constant gun fire. Then swimming to shore the soldiers had to face landmines in the sand and also barbed wire(Spielburg 11:27). Spielburg decided to stay true to this part of the movie because the audience seeing something like this takes an emotional toll to what happened at Omaha Beach. In the moment this scene portrayals the real life struggles the US soldiers faced when landing at Omaha Beach and how they dealt with it. The moment strengthens the film because the movie scene was based around off of the actual take of Omaha Beach. In the Second World War the US had a policy that was the “Only Son” or “Sole-Surviving Son” policy, the directive was designed to protect lone remaining family members from military duty. This is shown when the Miller and 2nd Ranger Battalion is sent on a mission right after successfully taking over Omaha Beach. The mission was to find Private James Ryan from the 101st Airborne Division behind enemy lines in France(Spielburg 38:26). Spielberg wanted to stay true to this part of the movie because he wanted the audience to know